World Trade Organization

intergovernmental organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
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World Trade Organization

Summary

World Trade Organization is an international organization[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,745 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Trade Organization's field of work was trade regulation[3].
  • World Trade Organization is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • World Trade Organization's instance of is recorded as international organization[5].
  • World Trade Organization's official language is recorded as English[6].
  • World Trade Organization's official language is recorded as French[7].
  • World Trade Organization's official language is recorded as Spanish[8].
  • World Trade Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Centre William Rappard[9].
  • World Trade Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[10].
  • World Trade Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as WTO General Council[11].
  • World Trade Organization's Commons category is recorded as World Trade Organization[12].
  • World Trade Organization's foundational text is recorded as Marrakech Agreement[13].
  • World Trade Organization's archives at is recorded as WTO archives[14].
  • World Trade Organization's chairperson is recorded as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala[15].
  • World Trade Organization comprises WTO panel[16].
  • World Trade Organization comprises WTO General Council[17].
  • World Trade Organization comprises WTO iLibrary[18].
  • World Trade Organization comprises Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions[19].
  • January 1, 1995 marks the founding of World Trade Organization[20].
  • 1995 marks the founding of World Trade Organization[21].
  • World Trade Organization's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.12, 'lon': 6.09}[22].
  • World Trade Organization's official website is recorded as https://wto.org[23].
  • World Trade Organization's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Trade Organization[24].
  • World Trade Organization's Commons gallery is recorded as World Trade Organization[25].
  • World Trade Organization's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+640'}[26].
  • World Trade Organization's topic has template is recorded as Template:World Trade Organization[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1995[20] and 1995[21].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OMC'}[28], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'OMC'}[29], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WTO'}[30].

Leadership

World Trade Organization's chairperson is recorded as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala[15].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Centre William Rappard[9], a building[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1926[33] and Geneva[10], a cantonal capital of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35]. World Trade Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as WTO General Council[11].

Industry

World Trade Organization's field of work was trade regulation[3].

Why It Matters

World Trade Organization ranks in the top 2% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,745 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . unesdoc.unesco.org. unesdoc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . forbes.com. Retrieved . forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . comercio.gob.es. comercio.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wto.org. Retrieved . wto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 3qtKSg
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  2. 25d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag world-trade-organization
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  3. 28d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id WTO
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  4. 4w ago · Pixelpirate · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 4w ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit WTO General Council
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  6. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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